Socializing is a big part of the enjoyment for residents It’s not just about the activities and exercise that Camp Rossmoor provides. Socializing among residents is also a major windfall. That special mix was evident during the latest edition of the camp last week. Brenda Wilson loves the choice of activities, and the people she gets to meet. “Soci...

Because of delays in delivery of needed fencing and windows, the opening of the long-awaited pickleball structure near the Event Center and Dollar House has been pushed back to the end of September, according to Ann Mottola, Rossmoor’s director of community services. The mini-mesh chain link fencing will be used on open-air portions of the $4.5 mil...

It isn’t “door-to-door” but rather “door-through-door” service that Mobility Matters offers its members who sign up for its ride service. David Benet is asked for a definition of the latter term. “We physically go with people into where they’re shopping, or to the doctor’s office,” said Benet, volunteer coordinator with Walnut Creek-based nonprofit...

The state of play on Rossmoor’s golf courses remains on an upswing, with more than 8,000 rounds played in July, about 1% above what was a robust July 2025, Head Golf Pro Jacque Vigil said recently. “Total rounds for this year are slightly ahead of last year, which was also a great year,” Vigil told the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Golf Advisory Committee ...

Have you ever been blindsided by an off-hand remark that left you feeling upset or confused? Had someone said something so offensive that you were at a loss for words? Experienced someone who seems to have the disturbing intention of creating drama and division? Felt the need to address a delicate situation and didn’t know where to begin? Known som...

Sharpening service for knives and other cutting devices will be offered by the Woodshop Club on Friday, Aug. 28. Bring items to the shop in the morning, starting at 9 a.m. and before noon. (Do not bring knives in before this time window as needed paperwork is not available until 9 a.m. Friday.) Pick up items before 4 p.m., when the shop closes. App...

The Firewise Committee will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 16 to discuss wildfire prevention measures in Rossmoor. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Event Center. The focus of this town hall will be on the measures already taken, and those that are planned, to reduce wildfire risk in Rossmoor. Bob Kelso, Firewise Committee chai...

Further study requested for Creekside courts Saying that decisions about the future of the 800 Rockview office building should wait until an analysis of the full Dollar-Gateway-Rockview project is complete, members of the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Planning Committee on Thursday stood pat on making any such decision, after hearing about several options ...

Connie Palladino carries on legacy of father, Joe Kroll Joe Kroll was a prominent civil engineer, all about building things, in some ways larger than life, even if he was an introvert. Connie Palladino, Kroll’s daughter, is more the people person, a published author who for 44 years was a psychologist. “My dad built bridges, and I built bridges bet...

Innovation technology is increasingly being used to analyze wildfire risk, a driver behind the property insurance crisis that’s impacted Rossmoor and other parts of the nation, UC Berkeley professor Nancy Wallace told residents last week. Wallace, a professor of real estate and finance at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and head of its Real E...